Lot 238 · Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts
good autograph letter signed ("jean sibelius"), to the publisher robert lienau, about the third symphony, op.52, and pan och echo, op.53a
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,259–$3,012
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts, London · 7 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4430846
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Sibelius, good autograph letter signed ("jean sibelius"), to the publisher robert lienau, about the third symphony, op.52, and pan och echo, op.53a. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2015, lot 238. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4430846.
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Jean Sibelius, good autograph letter signed ("jean sibelius"), to the publisher robert lienau, about the third symphony, op.52, and pan och echo, op.53a. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2015, lot 238. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4430846.
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From the same sale Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts · Dec 2015
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